CISSP Jobs in the South West

(ISC)² Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2 CISSP)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for CISSP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 182 164 203
Rank change year-on-year -18 +39 +20
Permanent jobs citing CISSP 114 119 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.26% 1.65% 1.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.44% 3.96% 3.88%
Number of salaries quoted 94 90 80
10th Percentile £45,000 £51,500 £38,950
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,675 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £67,500 £64,850
Median % change year-on-year +1.48% +4.09% +20.09%
75th Percentile £70,250 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% +3.70% +3.85%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

CISSP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,311 3,003 2,991
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 36.65% 41.58% 37.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,173 1,301 1,560
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,520
England median annual salary £54,700 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.87% +4.55% -

CISSP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing CISSP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CISSP in the South West.

Salary trend for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CISSP in the South West over the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

Salary histogram for CISSP in the South West

CISSP
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CISSP within the South West region over the 6 months to 18 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +34 82 £68,500 +1.48% 16
Dorset -8 13 £45,000 -15.09% 2
Wiltshire -4 10 £57,500 -17.86% 4
Gloucestershire -21 7 £57,500 -32.35% 2
Devon -20 1 £75,000 +69.33% 1
Somerset - 1 £55,000 - 1
CISSP
England

CISSP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 25 (21.93%) AWS
2 24 (21.05%) Azure
3 4 (3.51%) Serverless
4 3 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.88%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.88%) GCP
5 1 (0.88%) IaaS
5 1 (0.88%) PaaS
5 1 (0.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.65%) Firewall
2 5 (4.39%) Intrusion Detection
3 4 (3.51%) Cisco IPT
4 3 (2.63%) Network Security
5 1 (0.88%) VPN
5 1 (0.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.75%) Big Data
General
1 24 (21.05%) Finance
1 24 (21.05%) Retail
2 12 (10.53%) Social Skills
3 8 (7.02%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (4.39%) Military
5 4 (3.51%) Legal
5 4 (3.51%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.63%) Law
7 2 (1.75%) Banking
7 2 (1.75%) Financial Institution
7 2 (1.75%) Investment Banking
7 2 (1.75%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.88%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 41 (35.96%) Consultant
2 40 (35.09%) Security Consultant
3 23 (20.18%) Architect
4 22 (19.30%) Security Architect
5 20 (17.54%) Analyst
5 20 (17.54%) Security Analyst
6 14 (12.28%) Lead
7 12 (10.53%) Cybersecurity Analyst
8 11 (9.65%) Senior
9 9 (7.89%) IT Analyst
9 9 (7.89%) IT Security Analyst
10 8 (7.02%) Enterprise Architect
10 8 (7.02%) Enterprise Security Architect
10 8 (7.02%) Senior Analyst
10 8 (7.02%) Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
10 8 (7.02%) Senior IT Security Analyst
10 8 (7.02%) Senior Security Analyst
11 7 (6.14%) CISSP Architect
12 6 (5.26%) Information Security Analyst
12 6 (5.26%) Security Compliance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.51%) ModSecurity
2 1 (0.88%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 17 (14.91%) Management Information System
2 10 (8.77%) Onboarding
3 9 (7.89%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (7.02%) Security Operations Centre
5 6 (5.26%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 4 (3.51%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (3.51%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.63%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 3 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.75%) CESG
8 2 (1.75%) Insider Threat
9 1 (0.88%) Cyberattack
9 1 (0.88%) Life Science
9 1 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.75%) Mac OS
1 2 (1.75%) Windows
1 2 (1.75%) Windows 10
1 2 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (80.70%) Cybersecurity
2 59 (51.75%) Risk Management
3 45 (39.47%) Information Assurance
4 44 (38.60%) Information Security
5 26 (22.81%) Cloud Security
6 19 (16.67%) Security Architecture
7 16 (14.04%) Data Protection
8 15 (13.16%) SIEM
9 14 (12.28%) Vulnerability Management
10 13 (11.40%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (11.40%) Security Operations
11 10 (8.77%) Data Loss Prevention
11 10 (8.77%) Roadmaps
12 9 (7.89%) Agile
12 9 (7.89%) Incident Management
12 9 (7.89%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 8 (7.02%) E-Commerce
13 8 (7.02%) ISMS
13 8 (7.02%) Network Monitoring
13 8 (7.02%) OWASP
Qualifications
1 76 (66.67%) CISM
2 53 (46.49%) CRISC
3 51 (44.74%) Security Cleared
4 47 (41.23%) SC Cleared
5 46 (40.35%) CESG Certified Professional
6 27 (23.68%) CISA
7 21 (18.42%) Degree
8 14 (12.28%) CompTIA CySA+
9 12 (10.53%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
10 11 (9.65%) CompTIA Security+
11 10 (8.77%) AWS Certification
11 10 (8.77%) CEH
11 10 (8.77%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (8.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 10 (8.77%) Master's Degree
12 8 (7.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 8 (7.02%) CCSP
13 7 (6.14%) DV Cleared
14 6 (5.26%) CCSK
15 5 (4.39%) ISSAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (34.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 29 (25.44%) NIST
3 22 (19.30%) PCI DSS
4 14 (12.28%) NCSC
5 13 (11.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 12 (10.53%) GDPR
7 9 (7.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (5.26%) JSP 440
8 6 (5.26%) RMADS
9 5 (4.39%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (3.51%) SOC 2
11 3 (2.63%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.88%) Government Security Classifications
12 1 (0.88%) GRC
12 1 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.88%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (7.02%) CASB
2 2 (1.75%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 1 (0.88%) Nessus
3 1 (0.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.63%) ServiceNow
3 2 (1.75%) Aruba
3 2 (1.75%) VMware
4 1 (0.88%) CyberArk
4 1 (0.88%) Google